World War II
World War II
Homework
Mr. Ramienski
Student First and Last Name: ______________________ Seat Number: ______
Period: ____________________________
Date Turned In: ____________________
(Fill out completely and turn in with finished HW or lose 5 points for failing to follow instructions)
Unit 1, The Seeds of World War II
Day 3, Wednesday, 27 August 2014
Lesson 1, World War I Orientation
Due date: Tuesday, 2 September 2014
If turned in Wednesday, 3 September 2014 -10%
If turned in Thursday, 4 September 2014 -20%
If not turned in by Thursday, 4 September 2014; NO CREDIT. “0”
WWII HW 4
Value: 80 points, scored as a homework grade.
Reading: Read World War I: A Summary History---it’s on my web page
Writing: Answer the following questions on a separate sheet of paper using complete sentences. The questions follow the narrative. ATTACH this homework sheet to your answers…
You will have a GWU on this on or about the due date…
1. INTRODUCTION
Q1. What incident was the spark or immediate cause for World War I? (1 point)
2. CAUSES OF THE WAR
Q2. List the three underlying or long term causes for WWI cited in this article. (3 points)
Q3. Often the acronym “MAIN” is used for the underlying causes for WWI. Using this narrative summary, for what do the letters “M” “A” “I” “N” stand? (4 points)
Crises Foreshadowing the War (1905-14)
Q4. List the three crises and the two wars that increased international tensions leading to general war in 1914. (5 points)
3. MILITARY OPERATIONS BEGIN
Q5. On what date and by who was war initially declared? (1 point)
Q6. Why did Great Britain go to war? (1 point)
Q7. Which major European nation and member of the Triple Alliance initially remained neutral? (1 point)
4. 1914-15: ENTRENCHMENT
Q8. What were the three main “fronts” for the fighting? (3 points)
Q9. What was the name for the German Plan to defeat France and Russia? (1 point)
Q10. Summarize this plan’s concept. (1 point)
The First Battle of the Marne
Q11. What happened at the First Battle of the Marne? (2 points)
Trench Warfare
Q12. Describe trench warfare. (2 points)
The Eastern Front
Q13. In what August 1914 battle did the Germans decisively defeat the Russians? (1 point)
Gallipoli
Q14. Why did the British attempt an invasion at Gallipoli? (1 point)
Q15. Carefully re-examine the document up to this point. By the year 1916
a. What countries constituted the “Central Powers”? (4 points)
b. What 4 major countries constituted the “Allies”? (4 points)
5. 1916: STALEMATE
Q16. What were the names of the two principal 1916 battles on the Western Front? (2 points)
6. 1917: U.S. ENTRANCE--RUSSIAN WITHDRAWAL
Q17. Why did the Germans resume unrestricted submarine warfare against Great Britain in early 1917? (2 points)
Q18. What drove the US to declare war against Germany in April 1917? (1 point)
Use of Tanks
Q19. Which battle saw the first successful use of tanks in battle? (1 point)
The Americans Arrive
Q20. Who commanded the American Expeditionary Force in France? (1 point)
Submarine Warfare
Q21. What means did Great Britain use to defeat the German U-boat menace? (2 points)
Russia Withdraws
Q22. What were the two parts of the “Russian Revolution”? (2 points)
Q23. Why did Russia drop out of the war? (2 points)
Italian Setbacks
Q24. What was the name of the major defeat of the Italian Army in 1917? (1 point)
7. 1918: THE FINAL YEAR
Q25. What was the name of the treaty ending Russian involvement in WWI? (1 point)
Bulgaria and Austria-Hungary Withdraw
Q26. When did the Bulgarians arrange armistice? (1 point)
The Collapse of the Austrian Hungarian Empire
Q27. Into what four major parts or countries did the Austrian-Hungarian Empire split? (4 points)
The 14 Points
Q28. What was the overall purpose for Wilson’s 14 points? (2 points)
The Americans First Fight
Q29. What was the first major American battle of WWI? (1 point)
Germany Collapses
Q30. How did the fighting end on the Western Front? (2 points)
8. COLONIAL WARFARE
Q31. What colonies did Germany have in Africa? (4 points)
The Pacific
Q32. Which territories did Japan retain after WWI? (5 points)
9. THE WAR AT SEA
Q33. What was the only major sea battle fought between the main British and German fleets during WWI? (1 point)
Q34. What happened to the German Fleet after the end of WWI? (2 points)
10. THE WAR IN THE AIR
Q35. At first what were the two principal purposes for aircraft? (2 points)
Q36. What was the object for the Germans bombing Great Britain during the war? (2 points)
11. SUMMARY OF THE WAR
Q37. What was the aggregate cost of WWI? (1 point)
Q38. How many died during the war? (1 point)
Q39. What did the Central Powers hope would be used as the basis for peace negotiations? (1 point)
Q40. What did the Allies use the peace conferences for? (1 point)
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